WO2004092372A1 - Gene pouvant conferer une resistance au stress du aux sels - Google Patents

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WO2004092372A1
WO2004092372A1 PCT/JP2004/005403 JP2004005403W WO2004092372A1 WO 2004092372 A1 WO2004092372 A1 WO 2004092372A1 JP 2004005403 W JP2004005403 W JP 2004005403W WO 2004092372 A1 WO2004092372 A1 WO 2004092372A1
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Kouki Yoshida
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Daisuke Igarashi
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  • the present invention relates to a gene that imparts salt stress resistance, and a transgenic plant into which the gene has been introduced.
  • Salt damage and dryness are the most problematic in terms of agricultural production. Salt damage has naturally occurred not only in areas with high salinity but also in agricultural lands where no problems have been caused by irrigation. At present, 12 million hectares of arable land in Asia is suffering from salt damage and drought, and 9.5 million hectares of arable land is actually unused due to salt damage. In particular, rice is a major grain in Asia, so if salt stress tolerance can be imparted to rice, unused agricultural land can be converted into a place for food production and contribute to the stabilization of world grain production.
  • UDP glucose 4-epimerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction in both directions from UDP glucose to UDP galactose and vice versa.
  • plant-derived UDP-darcose 4-epimerase gene (hereinafter also referred to as UGE gene) has been isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana, guar, etc.
  • GM0 genetically modified crops
  • antibiotic resistance genes such as kanamycin resistance gene and hygromycin resistance gene remain in the recombinant crops. Is a point.
  • This gene is called a selection marker (ma-chi-ichi-ichi), which is used to select cells that have successfully transduced the target gene at an early stage. It is unnecessary after the sword.
  • ma-chi-ichi-ichi a selection marker used to select cells that have successfully transduced the target gene at an early stage. It is unnecessary after the sword.
  • sugar which is considered to have little effect on the human body, has recently been reported. These are based on the saccharide isomerase gene of a microorganism, and can be used as a marker for sylose (Haalarup A., et al., Plant Report, 18, pp.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a novel gene capable of imparting salt stress tolerance to a plant for a long period of time, and a salt stress-resistant transformed plant into which the gene has been introduced. Is to do.
  • Another object of the present invention is to replace the antibiotic resistance gene. It is to provide a highly safe selection marker. Disclosure of the invention
  • the present invention includes the following inventions.
  • a salt stress-tolerant transgenic plant into which the gene according to (1) or (2) or the recombinant vector according to ( 3 ) has been introduced.
  • the dicotyledon is a plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae, Solanaceae, Leguminosae, Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Kakazaceae, Myrtaceae, or Salixaceae, as described in (9). Transformed plant.
  • (11) A method for imparting salt stress tolerance to a plant, comprising introducing the gene according to (1) or (2) or the recombinant vector according to (3) into the plant.
  • a marker for selecting a transformed plant comprising the gene according to (1) or (2).
  • the dicotyledon is a plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae, Solanaceae, Leguminosae, Cucurbitaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Kakazaceae, Myrtaceae, or Salixaceae, described in (16). Transformed plant selection marker.
  • FIG. 2A shows the results of Northern analysis using the Ps ABA probe
  • FIG. 2B shows the results of Northern analysis using the Ps UGE probe.
  • FIG. 3 shows a phylogenetic tree (comparison of amino acid sequences) of Ps UGEl and Ps UGE2 with plant-derived UGE homologues.
  • FIG. 4 shows an amino acid comparison between UGE homologs belonging to Group 1 classified by phylogenetic tree creation and Ps UGEl and Ps UGE2.
  • FIG. 5 shows the procedure for constructing the plant expression vector Ps UGElaZpBI221.
  • Figure 6 shows the results of Ps UGE gene detection in various rice varieties by genomic PCR (lane 1: vector, lane 2: non-transformed Nipponbare, lane 3: Ps UGE-transformed rice, lane 4: Nipponbare, lane 5 : IR28, Lane 6: Koshihikari, Lane 7: Pokkali).
  • Figure 7 shows the results of Ps UGE gene detection by genomic PCR in the Ps UGE gene-introduced Nippon To To generation and the F1 generation in which the Nipponbare To generation was crossed with Koshihikari (upper: Nipponbare To generation, lower: Nipponbare To generation and Koshihikari). Mating with F1 generation).
  • FIG. 8 shows expression confirmation of the Ps UGE gene by RT-PCR in the Nipponbare To generation.
  • Figure 9 shows the rooting of Ps UGE ⁇ gene-introduced rice (35S: Ps UGEla: nosT) and untransformed rice callus redifferentiated individuals (control) when grown on a medium supplemented with galactose at each concentration. A photograph is shown.
  • Figure 10 shows photographs of rooting of Ps UGE transgenic rice (35S: Ps UGEla: nosT) and untransformed rice callus redifferentiated individuals (control) when grown on a galactose-supplemented medium. Indicates the number and maximum length of adventitious roots (cm).
  • Fig. 11 shows photographs of shoots of Ps UGE transgenic rice (35S: Ps UGEla: nosT;) and untransformed rice callus redifferentiated individuals (control) when grown on a galactose-containing medium. Indicates the maximum length (cm).
  • Figure 12 shows the status of the salt stress (NaCl 3000 ppm) tolerance evaluation test for the Ps UGE transgenic Nipponbare To generation.
  • Fig. 13 shows salt stress (NaCl 3000ppm) resistance of Toshiko Nipponbare transgenic Ps UGE gene. The evaluation results are shown.
  • Figure 14 shows the results of evaluating the salt stress (NaCl 3000 ppm) tolerance of the F1 generation (cross between Nihonbare To and Koshihikari) of Ps UGE transgenic rice.
  • Figure 15 shows the heading status of Ps UGE transgenic rice (F1 generation) after 6 weeks of cultivation under salt stress conditions.
  • Fig. 16 shows the results of genomic PCR of individuals selected with galactose (upper row: Ps UGE gene, lower row: hygromycin resistance gene).
  • FIG. 17 shows the results of detection of the Ps UGE gene in Arabidopsis thaliana transfected with the Ps UGE gene by genome southern hybridization (lane 1: non-transformant, lanes 2 to 5: Ps UGE transformant).
  • Fig. 18 shows the results of confirming the expression of the Ps UGE gene in the Arabidopsis transfected with the Ps UGE gene by RT-PCR (lane 1: vector (pBI122), lane 2: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 6-3), lane 3: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 10-1), lane 4: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 15-5), lane 5: no type II, lane 6: no primer).
  • lane 1 vector (pBI122)
  • lane 2 Ps UGE transformant (Ps 6-3)
  • lane 3 Ps UGE transformant (Ps 10-1)
  • lane 4 Ps UGE transformant (Ps 15-5)
  • lane 5 no type II
  • lane 6 no primer
  • FIG. 19 shows a photograph of a plant when Ps UGE transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana was grown on a galactose-supplemented medium (A-only sucrose-supplemented medium) (A: non-transformant, B: non-transformant, C: vector (pBI122), D: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 6-3), E: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 11-1), F: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 15-5)) .
  • A-only sucrose-supplemented medium A-only sucrose-supplemented medium
  • A non-transformant
  • B non-transformant
  • C vector (pBI122)
  • D Ps UGE transformant (Ps 6-3)
  • E Ps UGE transformant (Ps 11-1)
  • F Ps UGE transformant (Ps 15-5)
  • Figure 20 shows the growth state of Ps UGE transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana under salt stress conditions after 7 days of cultivation (1: non-transformant, 2: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 6-3), 3: Ps UGE Transformant (Ps 10-1), 4: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 11-1), 5: Ps UGE transformant (Ps 15-5).
  • Ps UGE transformant Ps 6-3
  • Ps UGE Transformant Ps 10-1
  • 4 Ps UGE transformant
  • Ps 11-1 Ps UGE transformant
  • Ps 15-5 Ps UGE transformant
  • the gene that imparts salt stress tolerance of the present invention can be obtained, for example, as follows. First, a state in which seawater or salt stress is added (salt-treated section) and a state in which seawater or salt stress is not added (untreated section) Prepare total RNA from seawater-tolerant turf (seashore paspalum) cultivated in step (1), perform PCR using single-stranded cDNA prepared using oligo dT as type III, and prepare salt-treated probe and control group probe.
  • a clone containing the target gene is obtained from the A library.
  • Extraction of mRNA from Agronomy Journal vol. 77, pp. 47-50 (1985) and the like and preparation of a cDNA library can be carried out according to a conventional method.
  • Sources of mRNA include, but are not limited to, adult leaves of Seashore Paspalum, for example.
  • Preparation of mRNA can be performed by a commonly used technique. For example, after extracting total RNA from the above source by a method such as the guanidinium thiosinate-cesium trifluoroacetate method, the affinity column method using oligo dT-cellulose, poly-U-sepharose, etc. Or poly by the batch method.
  • poly (A) + RNA can be obtained. Furthermore, poly (A) + RNA may be fractionated by sucrose density gradient centrifugation or the like.
  • a single-stranded cDNA is synthesized using an oligo dT primer and a reverse transcriptase, and then the DNA is synthesized from the single-stranded cDNA using DNA synthase I, DNA ligase, and RnaseH. Synthesize double-stranded cDNA.
  • ligation of an adapter for example, EcoRI adapter
  • phosphoric acid After that, cDNA libraries can be prepared by incorporation into vectors such as Lgtll and packaging in vitro.
  • a cDNA library can also be prepared using a plasmid other than the phage.
  • a primer for amplifying Lgtll insert is used. PCR can be performed.
  • Examples of the type I DNA used here include cDNA synthesized from the mRNA by a reverse transcription reaction.
  • As the primer a commercially available random hexamer or the like can be used.
  • Example 1 Specific examples of extraction of mRNA, preparation of a cDNA library, preparation of a probe, and differential screening of a cDNA library are shown in Example 1.
  • the Rukoto induced genes cloned by turf (pas p a lum) in Shiosu Torres processing, can be confirmed by an expression analysis technique Roh one Zanburo' preparative analysis or RT- PCR method.
  • a specific example is shown in Example 3 for the confirmation.
  • the base sequence of the cDNA is determined using the PCR product as type III.
  • the nucleotide sequence can be determined by a known method such as the Maxam-Gilbert chemical modification method or the dideoxynucleotide chain termination method using M13 phage, but usually, an automatic nucleotide sequencer (for example, Appl. Sequence determination is performed using ABI 373 Sequencer manufactured by ied Biosystems Inc. and 310 DNA Sequencer manufactured by the company.
  • the obtained base sequence is analyzed by DNA analysis software such as DNAS IS (Hitachi Software Engineering). By analysis, the protein coding portion encoded in the obtained DNA chain can be found.
  • the gene for imparting salt stress resistance of the present invention (hereinafter also referred to as Ps UGE gene) is a gene encoding a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. Further, the gene of the present invention comprises an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids are deleted, substituted or added in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, and has an activity of imparting salt stress tolerance to a plant. And genes encoding proteins having the same. Further, the gene of the present invention comprises an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids are deleted, substituted or added in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, and has UDP glucose 41-epimerase activity. Also includes genes encoding proteins.
  • the number of amino acids that may be deleted, substituted or added is preferably one to several.
  • 1 to 10 preferably 1 to 5 amino acids in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 may be deleted, and 1 to 10 amino acids in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2,
  • 1 to 5 amino acids may be added, or 1 to 10 amino acids, preferably 1 to 5 amino acids of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 are substituted with other amino acids. Is also good.
  • the gene of the present invention also includes a gene having a homology of at least 65% with the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and encoding a protein having an activity of imparting salt stress tolerance to plants. It is.
  • the gene of the present invention also includes a gene encoding a protein having 65% or more homology with the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and having UDP glucose 41-epimerase activity. .
  • the above homology of 65% or more refers to a homology of preferably 75% or more, more preferably 85% or more, and most preferably 95% or more.
  • the “activity imparting salt stress tolerance to a plant” refers to an activity imparting salt resistance to a plant. This activity is based on visual observation of plant growth after continuous salt stress with a NaCl concentration of 0.3 to 3.0% for 2 to 8 weeks, viability, yield, and growth volume. Such an item can be determined as an index.
  • the results of visual observation of the growth state can also be quantified using the salt tolerance score of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
  • IRRI International Rice Research Institute
  • the NaCl concentration of the salt stress varies from plant to plant, and can be, for example, 0.3% for rice, 1% for wheat, and 0.3 to 1% for wheat and corn.
  • the presence or absence of activity is determined if the value obtained for any one of the above items, preferably for a combination of two or more, is higher than that of the control plant (such as a non-transformant). It can be determined as "active".
  • the above “having an activity of imparting salt stress resistance to a plant” means that the above activity is substantially the same as the activity of the protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
  • UDP glucose 4-epimerase activity refers to an activity that catalyzes a reaction in both directions from UDP glucose to UDP galactose and vice versa (see the following formula). Marked in 5.1.3.2.
  • UDP-D-glucose ⁇ UDP-D-galactose The above-mentioned "having UDP glucose 4-epimerase activity" means that the catalytic activity of the above reaction is the activity of the protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 It means that they are substantially equivalent.
  • UDP glucose 4-epimerase activity is determined by, for example, referring to Journal of Biological Chemistry (1964) Vol. 239: 2469-2481, using UDP-galactose as a substrate, and generating UDP-glucose by UDP-glucose dehydrogenase. The presence or absence can be confirmed by measuring the increase in absorbance at 340 nm with a spectrophotometer by conjugating it with the reaction to generate NADH from NAD +.
  • the gene of the present invention also has an activity of hybridizing under stringent conditions with DNA having a nucleotide sequence complementary to the DNA having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing under stringent conditions, and imparting salt stress tolerance to plants. And DNA encoding a protein having
  • the gene of the present invention also hybridizes with a DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence complementary to the DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing under stringent conditions, and has a UDP glucose 4-epimerase activity. Includes DNA encoding proteins.
  • the stringent condition means a condition under which a so-called specific hybrid is formed and a non-specific hybrid is not formed.
  • a nucleic acid having high homology that is, about 65% or more, preferably about 65% or more, of the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1
  • the conditions are such that a phase capture strand of a DNA consisting of a base sequence to be hybridized hybridizes, and a phase capture strand of a nucleic acid having a lower homology does not hybridize. More specifically, it refers to a condition where the sodium concentration is 150 to 900 mM, preferably 600 to 900 mM, and the temperature is 60 to 68 ° C, preferably 65 ° C.
  • the deletion, addition, and substitution of the amino acid can be performed by modifying the gene encoding the protein by a method known in the art.
  • Mutagenesis can be introduced into a gene by a known method such as the Kunkel method or the Gapped duplex method or a method analogous thereto.
  • a mutagenesis kit using site-directed mutagenesis for example, Mutant- Mutations are introduced using K (TAKARA) or Mutant-G (TAKARA)), or using the TAKARA LA PCR in vitro Mutagenesis series kit.
  • the nucleotide sequence of the gene of the present invention is determined, it is then hybridized by chemical synthesis, by PCR using the cloned cDNA as a type III, or using a DNA fragment having the nucleotide sequence as a probe. Can be obtained by doing so. Furthermore, a modified DNA encoding the gene can be synthesized by site-specific induction or the like.
  • the recombinant vector of the present invention can be prepared by inserting the gene of the present invention into a suitable vector.
  • a suitable vector As a vector for introducing and expressing the gene of the present invention into plant cells, pBI-based vectors, pUC-based vectors, and pTRA-based vectors are suitably used.
  • the pBI and pTRA vectors can be introduced into plants via agrobacterium.
  • a pBI-based binary single vector or an intermediate vector system is suitably used, and examples include ⁇ 21, ⁇ 101, ⁇ 101.2, ⁇ .3, and the like.
  • a binary vector is a shuttle vector that can be replicated in Escherichia coli and Escherichia coli. When a plant is infected with Agrobacterium carrying the binary vector, a border consisting of LB and RB sequences on the vector is obtained. Surrounded by an array Partial DNA can be incorporated into plant nuclear DNA (EMBO Journal, 10 (3), 679-704 (1991)).
  • a pUC-based vector can directly introduce a gene into a plant, and examples thereof include pUC18, pUC19, and pUC9.
  • plant virus vectors such as calflower mosaic virus (CaMV), wingworm mosaic virus, BGMV, and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) can also be used.
  • the purified DNA is cut with an appropriate restriction enzyme, inserted into an appropriate vector DNA restriction enzyme site or a multiclonin dasite, and ligated to the vector. A method is adopted.
  • the gene of the present invention needs to be incorporated into a vector so that the function of the gene is exhibited. Therefore, a promoter, an enhancer, a terminator, a poly-A-added signal, a 5′-UTR sequence, and the like can be ligated to the vector upstream, inside, or downstream of the gene of the present invention.
  • a selectable marker for example, a Higgle mycin resistance gene, a kanamycin resistance gene, a bialaphos resistance gene, and the like are required, but in the present invention, a clone into which a target Ps UGE gene has been introduced is used. Does not necessarily require a selectable marker, since it can be selected based on growth in a galactose-containing medium.
  • the "promoter” may be non-plant-derived as long as it is a DNA that functions in a plant cell and can induce expression in a specific plant tissue or at a specific developmental stage.
  • Specific examples include a cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter, a nopaline synthase gene promoter (Pnos), a maize-derived ubiquitin promoter, a rice-derived actin promoter, and a tobacco-derived pR protein promoter.
  • promoters that are constitutively expressed in plants but also promoter regions of genes that are known to be induced by salt stress can be used.
  • promoters include, for example, those described in the literature (Shinozaki, K., and
  • Enhancer is used to enhance the expression efficiency of the target gene, and for example, an enhancer region containing an upstream sequence in the CaMV35S motor is preferable.
  • the “terminator one” may be any sequence capable of assembling the transcription of the gene transcribed by the promoter. Specific examples include the terminator of the nopaline synthase gene (Tnos) and the cauliflower mosaic wingless poly A terminator.
  • the transformed plant of the present invention can be obtained by introducing the recombinant vector of the present invention into a plant such that the gene of interest (Ps UGE gene) can be integrated and expressed in its own gene. .
  • Examples of a method for introducing the gene or the recombinant vector of the present invention into a plant include an agrobacterium method, a PEG-calcium phosphate method, an electroporation method, a liposome method, a particle gun method, and a microinjection method.
  • agrobacterium method protoplasts may be used, or tissue fragments may be used.
  • Confirmation of whether or not the gene has been incorporated into the plant can be performed by PCR, Southern hybridization, Northern hybridization, or the like.
  • DNA is prepared from a transformed plant, and DNA-specific primers are designed to perform PCR.
  • agarose gel electrophoresis, polyatomic amide gel electrophoresis or capillary electrophoresis are performed on the amplified product, and bromide chromatography, SY
  • Transformation can be confirmed by staining with BR Green solution or the like, and detecting the amplification product as a single band.
  • amplification products can be detected by performing PCR using primers previously labeled with a fluorescent dye or the like.
  • a method may be used in which the amplification product is bound to a solid phase such as a microplate and the amplification product is confirmed by fluorescence or enzyme reaction.
  • Plants used for transformation in the present invention may be either monocotyledonous plants or dicotyledonous plants.
  • Monocotyledonous plants include, for example, Poaceae (rice, oats, wheat, corn, sugarcane, shiva, sonoregum, ah, hee, etc.), lily family
  • plant materials to be transformed include, for example, roots, stems, leaves, seeds, embryos, ovules, ovules, shoot tips (growth points at the tips of plant buds), anthers, pollen and the like.
  • Plant tissue cells such as plant tissues and their sections, undifferentiated callus, and proprietary plants treated with enzymes to remove cell walls can be fisted.
  • the transformed plant includes the whole plant, plant organs (eg, roots, stems, leaves, petals, seeds, seeds, fruits, etc.), and plant tissues (eg, epidermis, phloem, soft tissue, xylem) , Vascular bundles, palisade tissue, spongy tissue, etc.) and cultured plant cells.
  • plant organs eg, roots, stems, leaves, petals, seeds, seeds, fruits, etc.
  • plant tissues eg, epidermis, phloem, soft tissue, xylem
  • Vascular bundles e.g, palisade tissue, spongy tissue, etc.
  • an organ or an individual may be regenerated by a known tissue culture method in order to regenerate a transformant from the obtained transformed cell.
  • a person skilled in the art can easily carry out the regeneration by a method generally known as a method for regenerating a plant from a plant cell.
  • the regeneration from plant cells to plants can be performed, for example, as follows.
  • plant tissues or protoplasts are used as the plant material to be transformed. If these are present, they are added to inorganic elements, vitamins, carbon sources, saccharides as an energy source, plant growth regulators (plant hormones such as auxin, cytokinin, etc.), etc., and cultured in a sterilized medium for callus formation. It forms dedifferentiated callus that proliferates (hereinafter referred to as "callus induction"). The callus thus formed is transferred to a new medium containing plant growth regulators such as auxin and further grown (subcultured).
  • plant growth regulators plant hormones such as auxin, cytokinin, etc.
  • each culture can be performed efficiently and in large quantities.
  • the callus grown by the above subculture is cultured under appropriate conditions to induce regeneration of organs (hereinafter referred to as “regeneration induction”), and finally, a complete plant is regenerated.
  • Re-induction can be induced by appropriately setting the type and amount of various components such as plant growth regulators such as auxin and cytokinin, and carbon sources in the medium, light, temperature and the like.
  • plant growth regulators such as auxin and cytokinin
  • carbon sources in the medium, light, temperature and the like.
  • storage or the like may be performed in a state before a complete plant (for example, encapsulated artificial seeds, dried embryos, freeze-dried cells and tissues, etc.).
  • salt stress refers to stress that damages the physiological functions of plants, such as the loss of water potential in the soil due to the salts accumulated in the soil and the plant being unable to absorb water.
  • Salts include all salts that cause plant growth inhibition, yield loss, and mortality, including sodium salts, magnesium salts, and the like.
  • a salt stress-tolerant plant can be produced by breeding a transformed plant (transgenic plant) into which the Ps UGE gene has been incorporated to such an extent that it can be used as the salt stress-tolerant plant. In this case, it is only necessary to select a plant that does not damage physiological functions and does not inhibit growth or die, etc., under conditions where the above-mentioned salt stress occurs for the plant.
  • the start of use as a stress-tolerant plant may be at any time after selection of plants that exhibit tolerance. 3.
  • Transformed plant selection marker and selection method The gene of the present invention can be introduced into a plant and used as a marker gene for selecting a transformed plant.
  • the marker gene of the present invention may be introduced alone, or may be introduced together with another target gene to be expressed.
  • the plant into which the marker gene of the present invention is introduced may be either a monocotyledonous plant or a dicotyledonous plant.
  • Examples of the monocotyledonous plants and dicotyledonous plants include the same plants as those listed above, and those that can form callus are preferred.
  • Targets to which the marker gene of the present invention is introduced include plant tissues such as roots, stems, leaves, seeds, embryos, ovules, ovaries, shoot tips (growth points at the tips of plant buds), anthers, pollen, etc. Includes undigested callus and cultured plant cells such as proplasts from which cell walls have been removed by enzymatic treatment.
  • the marker transfer gene is introduced into a plant, usually in plant tissue explant callus and protoplasts extracted from the plant, and the introduced marker gene is introduced into plant tissue cells. In particular, it is incorporated into the chromosome.
  • the recombinant gene When introducing a marker gene into a plant alone, the recombinant gene is prepared by ligating to a plasmid. On the other hand, when introducing both the marker gene and the target gene for expression, the marker gene is ligated together with the target gene to the same plasmid to prepare a recombinant vector.
  • a recombinant vector obtained by ligating a marker gene to a plasmid and a recombinant vector obtained by ligating a target gene to a plasmid may be separately prepared. If prepared separately, cotransfect each vector into the host.
  • a promoter may be ligated upstream of the target gene or the marker gene, and a terminator may be ligated downstream thereof.
  • Examples of the promoter include a cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter, actin promoter, and ubiquitin promoter.
  • Examples of the terminator include a nopaline synthase gene terminator. Examples of a method for introducing the vector into a plant include the same methods as the above-described methods.
  • the marker gene of the present invention When the marker gene of the present invention is introduced alone into a plant, it has galactose resistance. (Transformed plants).
  • the vector when the vector is introduced into a plant, other characteristics such as antibacterial property against a specific bacterium, resistance to a specific drug, ability to synthesize a specific useful substance, specific plant If genes expressing susceptibility to hormones or morphological characteristics different from those of the original plant are simultaneously incorporated into a vector, a redifferentiated individual expressing both of these characteristics can be obtained.
  • calli are formed from protoplasts or plant tissues into which the marker gene has been introduced as described above, and the formed calli is further cultured.
  • the methods for callus induction, subculture, and redifferentiation induction are as described above.
  • the method for selecting a transformed plant comprises introducing the gene or the recombinant vector of the present invention into a plant, culturing the plant in a galactose-containing medium, and determining whether the plant has galactose resistance as an index. This is done by selecting as a plant into which the gene has been introduced.
  • the term “culture” includes all of the cultures in the above-mentioned stages of “callus induction”, “regeneration induction”, and “growing into complete plants (rooting, germination, stem elongation)”. Whether or not the gene has been introduced into the plant can be determined by performing the above culture in the presence of galactose and using the presence or absence of galactose resistance as an index. Select. “Having galactose resistance” means that callus induction, regeneration induction, and plant growth (rooting, germination, stem growth, etc.) occur normally without being inhibited by galactose.
  • the plant selected as described above may be grown into a complete plant by the above-described method usually employed in plant tissue culture, or may be grown before it becomes a complete plant (for example, encapsulated). Stored artificial seeds, dried embryos, freeze-dried cells and tissues, etc.).
  • the Ps UGE gene or both the Ps UGE gene and the target gene are incorporated into the callus or plant selected as described above. Therefore, the presence of these genes can be confirmed by PCR and the like, and the expression of the genes can be confirmed by RT-PCR and the like.
  • Seashore Papalum Nno (Duedck A.. And Peacock. H., Agronomy Journal vol. 77, 47-50 (1985)) was planted in l / 5000a Wagner pots containing sand and salinity from Tokyo Bay 2 It was irrigated with 3 to 2.7% seawater and cultivated in a greenhouse for 3 to 6 months. Every day — one time, seawater was poured from the top of the pot, and watering was performed until seawater permeated through the drain port of the Wagner pot. By this seawater irrigation treatment, the Seashore Papalum maintained its growth for at least 5 years and showed seawater tolerance.
  • a section (Fig. 1) containing the first to third leaves, stems, and nodes is collected, blasted into sand, rooted, and the cloned seedling is placed in a greenhouse. Nurtured.
  • the cloned seedlings were used in the following seawater stress or hydroponic salt stress experiments.
  • Seawater stress was given as follows. First, the grown seedlings were usually cultivated in l / 5000a Wagner pots (soil depth 15cm) in a greenhouse under tap water for 4 months. The soil used was a 1: 1 mixture of rice cultivation soil and Akadama. At the stage when the seedlings grew well in pot cultivation (four months after planting), seawater irrigation was started by the above method.
  • the control material was sampled before starting seawater irrigation (tap water cultivation) and stored at 180 ° C. Materials under salt stress conditions were sampled 14 days after seawater irrigation and stored at 180 ° C. The sampling site was a leaf above the ground.
  • the salt stress experiment by hydroponics was performed as follows. First, the sections shown in Fig. 1 were collected from the cloned seedlings cultivated in tap water described above, and sprouts were made by hydroponic (distilled water). The light period (illuminance 5000 lx, temperature 30 ° C) 16 hours, the dark period (illuminance: 0 lx, Under a condition of 8 hours at a temperature of 22 ° C, the plants were grown and rooted for 1 week in a plant growing apparatus (Cultivation Chamber, CU-251, manufactured by Tommy). After rooting, distilled water was modified as shown in Table 1 below-S. Yoshida, et al., Laboratory Manual For Physiological Studies of Rice 3rd.
  • the above-mentioned hydroponic medium was adjusted to pH 5.5 using 5N NaOH. Check the volume of the hydroponic solution every two days. If the volume decreases, add distilled water to the initial volume (in the case of a Wagner pot, 4 L). The hydroponic solution was replaced with fresh one every two weeks.
  • RNA from leaves of 2 g in fresh weight was obtained by the method of Rneasy Mini Kit (Qiagen) or Chang, S. et al. (1993) (Plant Mol. Biol. Report, 11, p. 113-116) Extracted using. Both the case of the two methods, Dnase I (Takara Bio Inc., Rnase pretend one, 5 mM MgSO 4 presence, 25 ° C, 11 hours) was added to the process. Furthermore, and 10 mu g purified mRNA using total RNA 3 ⁇ 4 3 ⁇ 4> BioMag belectaPure, mRNA Purification System (Polysci ences, manufactured Inc. Co.).
  • the 11113 ⁇ 4 ⁇ 5 from O Li Gore ((10 12 _ 18 Nyori Time Saver cDNA Synthesis Kit (manufactured by Amersham Biosciences) was synthesized 1st strand cDNA Furthermore 2nd strand cDNA using.
  • E. coli Y1088 E. coli Y1088 as a host, the cells were subjected to differential screening after titer check.
  • the cDNA library was spread on a 14.5 cm diameter petri dish and subjected to differential screening from 2000 plaques.
  • Hybond N (Amersham Biosciences) was used to perform plaque plotting, and a plaque signal was detected using an ECL detection system (manufactured by Amersham Bioscience).
  • ECL detection system manufactured by Amersham Bioscience.
  • One sheet was detected with each of the two types of probes described above, and plaques detected by the salt-treated group but not detected by the control group were selected as specific in the salt-treated group.
  • phage DNA was extracted.
  • the phage DNA was treated at 94 ° C for 10 minutes and quenched to form a type I.
  • gtl l foreprimer (5,-GGT GGC GAC GAC TCC TGG AGC CCG-3 ': reverse primer) (5,-TTG ACA CCA GAC CAA CTG GTA ATG-3,: SEQ ID NO: 4)
  • PCR was performed using Premix ExTaq (Takara Bio Inc.) (Takara Bio Inc.) (95 ° C for 1 minute, (1 minute at 94 ° C, 2 minutes at 55 ° C, 2 minutes at 72 ° C) x 25 cycles, 2 minutes at 72 ° C).
  • the obtained PCR product was subcloned into the pT7 Blue T-vector using a Perfectly Blunt Cloning Kit (Novagen).
  • the selected clones were subjected to a sequencing reaction using dRhodaraine dye-terminator II (AmpliTaq DNA polymerase FS; manufactured by Applied Biosystems), and then both strands were analyzed using ABI 310 Genetic Analyzer (manufactured by Applied Biosystems). The DNA sequence was determined from the direction.
  • the Ps ABA probe was obtained by cutting the cloning site of the pT7 Blue T-vector with the restriction enzyme EcoRI (manufactured by Takara Bio) and the inside of the insert without the polyA using the restriction enzyme Alu I (manufactured by New England Biolab). It was prepared by cutting out by agarose electrophoresis (SEQ ID NO: 5).
  • the Ps UGE probe subcloned the cDNA clone Psuge (SEQ ID NO: 6) from the first differential into the pT7 Blue T-vector and cut it at the Not I and Sea I sites inside the insert. (SEQ ID NO: 7).
  • Ps ABA probe (SEQ ID NO: 5): GCCACTGGACTATGTGTGTGTGCAACTCTGTTCTGATTTGCTATATATAAG
  • Yoshida ⁇ mRNA lO g was obtained from Paspalum mackerel exposed to salt stress (400 mM NaCl) for 1 week in a hydroponic medium, and ZAP Express cDNA Gigapack III Gold Cloning kit
  • a cDNA clone (Ps UGE1) having almost the same sequence as Ps UGE was obtained.
  • SEQ ID NO: 1 shows the nucleotide sequence of Ps UGE1
  • SEQ ID NO: 2 shows the amino acid sequence encoded thereby.
  • homology of 65% with Ps UGE1 at the amino acid level A cDNA clone having one was obtained.
  • the nucleotide sequence of Ps UGE2 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 8, and the amino acid sequence encoded thereby is shown in SEQ ID NO: 9.
  • Ps UGE1 Compared to the Arabidopsis UGE gene considered to be the so-called ortholog of the same group No. 1 and Ps UGE2 derived from the same Paspalum, Ps UGE1 has a novel feature in which the N-terminal amino acid is about 10 bases longer. ( Figure 4).
  • the full-length Ps UGE cDNA obtained in Example 1 was introduced into an expression vector for introducing a plant gene as follows. First, in order to remove the 3'-side polyA, the above clone PS UGE1 was transformed into a type I, and the 45- to 64-bp sequence upstream of the insert: 5'-ACAGAGCCGCAAAACCACAC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 10) Sense primer, 1314 bp to 1340 bp sequence downstream: 5'-TTCGTAGCTAGGCACATTCGAGCGGTC-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 11) (96 ° C for 30 seconds, 62 ° C for 30 seconds, 72 ° C for 2 minutes) PCR was performed under the conditions of X 30 cycles and 72 ° C for 3 minutes.
  • the amplified DNA fragment (about 1.3 kb) was separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, cut out, and purified using a gel extraction kit (Qiagen). This fragment was cloned into pCR-Script Amp SK (+) using the PCR-Scrpit Amp Cloning Kit (Stratagene), sequenced, and the sequence was confirmed.
  • a clone of pCR-Script Amp SK (+) having the 1.3 kb fragment as an insert was designated as Ps UGEla.
  • Ps UGEla was treated with a restriction enzyme Not I (manufactured by Toyobo), precipitated with ethanol, blunt-ended using a branding kit manufactured by Takara Bio Inc., and purified by phenol extraction. This fragment was further processed with Bam HI (Toyobo) and cut out.
  • the PS UGE gene fragment (about 1.3 kb) was separated by 0.7% agarose gel electrophoresis, and purified using a gel extraction kit (Qiagen).
  • Ps UGEla / pBI221 was treated with a restriction enzyme EcoRI (manufactured by Toyobo), precipitated with ethanol, blunt-ended using a planning kit manufactured by Takara Bayo, and purified by phenol extraction.
  • the DNA was further treated with the restriction enzyme Hind III (manufactured by Toyobo), precipitated with ethanol, and further treated with Dralll (manufactured by New England Biolab), and the expression cassette portion 35S: Ps UGE: nos T
  • vector I pIG121Hm Plant Cell Report, Vol. 12, pp. 7-11 (1992), obtained from Kenzo Nakamura of Nagoya University
  • Sal I restriction enzyme
  • the Sal I cleavage site was blunt-ended using a blunting kit manufactured by Takara Bio Inc., and purified by phenol extraction.
  • This plasmid vector fragment was further treated with Hind III (manufactured by Toyobo), and the vector portion and 35S: Intron-GUS: nos T were added.
  • This Ps UGElaZpBI121Hm was treated with Bam HI (manufactured by Toyobo), precipitated with ethanol, blunt-ended using a planting kit manufactured by Takara Bio Inc., and purified by phenol extraction. This fragment is further treated with Hind III, and a Ps UGEla expression cassette + 35S: A DNA fragment of the hygromycin resistance (HPT) gene is cut out by 0.7% agarose electrophoresis, and a gel extraction kit manufactured by Qiagen is used. Was purified.
  • Bam HI manufactured by Toyobo
  • HPT hygromycin resistance
  • pBI221 (manufactured by Clontech) was treated with a restriction enzyme Sac I (manufactured by Toyobo), precipitated with ethanol, blunt-ended using a planting kit manufactured by Takara Bio Inc., and purified by phenol extraction. This fragment was further treated with Hind III (manufactured by Toyobo), and the vector portion and the 35S: GUS portion were treated at 0.7 ° / °. Separation was performed by agarose gel electrophoresis, and the vector fragment was purified using a gel extraction kit (manufactured by Qiagen). Using a ligation kit ver.
  • pIG121Hm was treated with Sal I and Bam HI (manufactured by Toyobo), the vector portion and the 35S: HPT gene portion were separated by 0.7% agarose gel electrophoresis, and the 35S: HPT gene portion was cut out and manufactured by Qiagen.
  • the gel was purified using a gel extraction kit. This was further blunt-ended using a blunting kit manufactured by Takara Bay.
  • pBI221 was treated with Hindlll and SacI, separated by 0.7% agarose gel electrophoresis, and the vector fragment was purified using a gel extraction kit (manufactured by Qiagen).
  • the vector portion was further blunt-ended using a branding kit manufactured by Takara Bio, and the vector portion and the 35S: HPT gene portion described above were ligated using a ligation kit ver.I manufactured by Takara Bayo. Was linked. After transformation into Escherichia coli; IM109, those linked in the order of 35S promoter: HPT gene: Nos terminator were selected as HPT ZpBI221. This was used for co-transformation with Ps UGEla / pBI221. (Example 3) Preparation of Transformant (Rice) and Confirmation of Transgene
  • Protoplasts were isolated from a liquid culture system of rice (cultivar: Nipponbare, seed rice available from the Shiga Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative), which had the ability to re-differentiate from ripe seeds, and used as test materials.
  • the method of preparing protoplasts and the method of electroporation are described in the method of Kyozuka et al. (Kyozuka et al., Mol. Gen. Gnet., 206, pp. 408-413, 1987) and the method of Toriyama et al. Bio / Technology 6, pp. 1072-1074), and the method of Akagi et al. (Akagi et al., Mol. Gen. Gnet., 215, pp. 501-506, 1989).
  • the suspension was suspended in an introduction buffer containing 0.4 M mannitol, 70 mM potassium aspartate, 5 mM calcium dalconate, and 5 mM MES, and electrophoresis was performed.
  • the electric pulse was an attenuation wave with an electric field strength of 450 V m and a time constant of about 40 ms.
  • GTE-10 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation was used for the introduction device, and FTC-54 was used for the introduction chamber.
  • Liquid protoplasts embedded in agarose medium based on R2P medium (Isao Shimamoto and Kiyotaka Tadashi, Plant Cell Engineering Series, Experimental Protocol for Model Plants, Shujunsha, pp. 82-88, 2001)
  • the cells were cultured with nurse cells in addition to the medium.
  • Fourteen days after the introduction the N2 cells and the liquid medium were removed, and R2P medium supplemented with 50 ⁇ g / raL of hygromycin was added to start selection of transformants. After one or two resistant calli grew, the selected transformed calli were transplanted to a hygromycin 50 ⁇ g / mL R2SA medium (Isao Shimamoto et al., Supra, p.
  • the calli were transplanted to a regeneration medium (hygromycin, 50 g / mL, Isao Shimamoto et al., Supra, pp. 78-81), and the plants were regenerated.
  • a regeneration medium hygromycin, 50 g / mL, Isao Shimamoto et al., Supra, pp. 78-81
  • the regenerated plant is removed from the callus mass, placed on a hormon-free medium containing 50 g / L hygromycin (Isao Shimamoto et al., Supra, pp. 78-81), and the rooting individuals are selected.
  • the lid was opened, and sterilized water was poured onto the Petri dish medium, and acclimatized for one week. At this time, sterile water was supplied once every two days so that the medium did not dry out.
  • genomic PCR was performed using 5'-GTC GTC GAC AAC TTC CAC AA-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 12) as a sense primer, 5,-TTG TTC TCG TAG TAG ATG TC-3, (SEQ ID NO: 13) as an antisense primer, 1.25 U of enzyme K0D-Dash (manufactured by Toyobo), lOpmoles primer, 0.2 mM dNTP, reaction buffer (final concentration: 20 mM Tris-HCl ( pH 7.5), 8 mM MgCl 2 , 7.5 mM DTT, 2.5 ⁇ g / 50 ⁇ L BSA).
  • lO ⁇ L was used for the total amount of the PCR reaction solution of 20 iL.
  • the reaction system uses ABI Gene Amp PCR System 9600 or Gene Amp PCR System 9700, and the PCR conditions are 98 ° C for 2 minutes, (98 ° C for 30 seconds, 55 ° C for 2 seconds, 74 ° C for 30 seconds). X 30 cycles, 5 minutes at 74 ° C, then maintained at 4 ° C.
  • FIG. 6 shows the results of the above genomic PCR.
  • FIG. 7 shows the results of the same genomic PCR using the Ps UGE-transformed Nipponbare To generation (introduced and selected individuals) and the F1 generation crossed between the To generation and Koshihikari.
  • Fig. 7 the arrow is Ps UGE The position of the band corresponding to 226 bp of the internal sequence of the gene is shown.
  • V is a PCR product when the expression vector Ps UGElaZpBI221 is type III
  • NT is a genomic PCR product of non-recombinant rice.
  • FIG. 7 (upper) a band indicating the presence of the Ps UGE gene was confirmed in 20 of 22 hygromycin-resistant To generation individuals.
  • Fig. 7 (lower) shows an example in which the presence of the Ps UGE gene was confirmed in the genome of 29 out of 46 individuals.
  • a band showing the Ps UGE gene was confirmed in 106 out of 120 hygromycin-resistant rice To generations.
  • the presence of the Ps UGE gene was confirmed in 90 genomes out of 193 F1 generations in total.
  • RT-PCR was performed using SEQ ID NO: 12 (same as above) as a sense primer and SEQ ID NO: 13 (same as above) as an antisense primer.
  • the 1st strand cDNA prepared from the total RNA described above using the 1st strand cDNA synthesis kit (Life Science ') was added in a volume of 0.2 to 10 ⁇ L per 20 ⁇ L of the PCR reaction solution. used.
  • the reaction equipment used was a Gene Amp PCR System 9600 or Gene Amp PCR System 9700 manufactured by ⁇ , and the PCR conditions were 98 ° C for 2 minutes, (98 ° C for 30 seconds, 55 ° C for 2 seconds, 74 ° C for 30 seconds. Sec) X 30 cycles, kept at 4 ° C after 5 minutes at 74 ° C.
  • FIG. 8 shows the results of the above RT-PCR.
  • the arrow indicates the position of the band corresponding to 226 bp of the internal sequence of the Ps UGE gene.
  • V is a PCR product when the expression vector Ps UGElaZpBI221 is used as a mirror type
  • NT is an RT-PCR product when the 1st strand cDNA of non-recombinant rice is used as a type II. As shown in Fig. 8, when the cDNA was type II,
  • Extraction buffer 25mM Hepes pH 7.5, 0.3M sorbitol, 5mM DTT dissolved in 7ml of Roche protease inhibitor captenole complete mini 1 tablet in 7ml
  • 1.5 ml of the desalted eluate was used for activity measurement in the case of Ps UGE-transformed rice, 40 ⁇ l.
  • To generation add 1.5 ml of the above eluate to YM-10 (Centricon, manufactured by Millipore) at 6000 rpm (Hitachi himac), 4 ° C. The solution was centrifuged at C for 120 minutes, concentrated to 0.3 ml, and 40 ⁇ l was used for activity measurement. The protein amount was quantified using a Bioassay protein assay kit.
  • the activity was measured as follows. First, after adding 40 ⁇ L of the above enzyme solution to 0.46 ml of a reaction solution containing 50 mM Tris HC1 (pH 8.5) and 1 mM NAD + (blank), measure the increase in absorbance at 340 nm for 3 minutes at a temperature of 28 ° C. Thus, the blank inclination ⁇ abs 1 / min was determined. The absorbance was measured using a Beckman DU-640 spectrophotometer.
  • the specific activity (mU / mg protein) of each strain was measured for each rice, and the average value and standard error were calculated.
  • Ps UGE-transformed rice showed an activity of 37.7 ⁇ 5.5
  • non-transformed rice showed callus regeneration of 4.1 ⁇ 1.8
  • sGFP-transformed rice showed an activity of 2.8 ⁇ 0.8, respectively.
  • the UDP-galactose epimerase activity of Ps UGE-transformed rice is 8 to 10 times higher than that of rice not expressing the PsUGE gene, and the PsUGE gene has UDP-galactose epimerase activity or UDP-glucose epimerase activity. Confirmed that you have.
  • FIG. 9 shows photographs of rooting of Ps UGE transgenic rice (35S: Ps UGEla: nosT) and non-transformed rice callus redifferentiated plants grown in a galactose-supplemented medium. Indicates the maximum length (cm).
  • Figure 11 shows that
  • the salt stress tolerance test was performed in an isolated greenhouse located in Totsuka Ward, Yokohama. The test period was from July to September, the average temperature was 29 ° C, the maximum temperature was 34 ° (: the minimum temperature was 26 ° C, the average humidity was 70 to 90%.
  • the salt stress was given as follows: 3 plastic water tanks 0.9 m long, 1.5 m wide and 0.15 m high were installed in the isolated greenhouse, Seawater (manufactured by Nippon Animal Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) diluted to 1/10 concentration was added up to a depth of 10 cm. The NaCl concentration at this point was 0.3%, and the salt concentration meter (ATAG0 ES421) The salt concentration was measured once a day to avoid an increase in salt concentration due to evaporation of water. A water flow pump was installed in the water tank to circulate the water in the water tank, thereby suppressing salt concentration bias.
  • the Ps UGE transgenic population had a higher distribution of scores (median 0.46 ⁇ 0.52) and a higher median score. This difference was significant at 5% in the% square test. From the above results, it was demonstrated that the Ps UGE gene transfer improved salt tolerance.
  • the Fs generation was obtained by crossing the Ps UGE transgenic Nipponbare To generation with improved salt tolerance in (1) above and Koshihikari with even lower salt tolerance than Nipponbare. Seeds of F1 seeds and other seeds are sown in jiffy pots (length x width x height: 5 cm x 5 cm x 6 cm), and genomic PCR is performed at the 2-3 leaf stage as described in Example 3. The F1 population in which the Ps UGE gene was confirmed (Fl Ps UGE +) was separated from the F1 population in which the Ps UGE gene was not confirmed (Fl PsUGE-). When separating, the cells of the Jiffy pot were cut out and put into trays for each group.
  • the F1 population (Fl PsUGE +) in which the Ps UGE gene was confirmed As for the F1 population (Fl PsUGE +) in which the Ps UGE gene was confirmed, the F1 population (Fl PsUGE-) in which the Ps UGE gene was not confirmed and the non-transformed rice (breed name: Nipponbare, Koshihikari, IR28) were used as controls. And a salt resistance test was performed. Salt stress was applied to rice in the 2-3 leaf stage and immersed in an aquarium with a difi pot under the same conditions as in (1) above. The test period was from December to February, with an average temperature of 28 ° C, a maximum temperature of 32 ° C, a minimum temperature of 24 ° C, and an average humidity of 60 to 80%. The photoperiod averaged 9 hours and illuminance ranged from 5,000 to 10,000 lx.
  • FIG. 14 shows the test results. From the second week, the Ps UGE transgenic rice population grew better than the control non-transformed rice population (Nipponbare), and 4 to 8 weeks In the meantime, it was found that the population of Ps UGE-introduced rice clearly had more surviving individuals than the non-transformed rice (Nipponbare) population. Between 6 and 8 weeks, seeding individuals were found in the Ps UGE transgenic rice population (Figure 14).
  • FIG. 15 shows the heading state of Ps UGE gene-introduced rice plants 6 weeks after cultivation under salt stress conditions.
  • Table 3 shows the survival rate, mortality rate, the ratio of the number of individuals with ears, and the number of seeds per ear.
  • the F1 population in which Ps UGE gene 3 o 2 was confirmed (Fl Ps UGE +) was more viable than the control group (F1 population in which Ps UGE gene was not confirmed (Fl Ps UGE-), Nipponbare, Koshihikari, IR28) was significantly higher, and the number of individuals with BO ears was also higher. In the control group, no survival rate was higher than that of Fl Ps UGE + in any group.
  • Plasmid UGEla / pBI221Hm prepared in Example 2 was introduced into agrobacterium by freeze-thaw method.
  • a bacterial solution of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (GV3101 strain) which had been cultured for 24 hours and was saturated was placed in a 50 ml culture solution (LB medium) and cultured for 8 hours.
  • LB medium 50 ml culture solution
  • 0 g polypeptone 5.
  • 0 g Tapir Toisu Toetasu tractor preparative l Og, sucrose 5.
  • MgS0 4 -. 7H 2 0 0. 5g /
  • the DNA solution was suspended in 500 ml). The suspension was allowed to stand in liquid nitrogen for 5 minutes, and then allowed to stand in a 37 ° C water bath. After culturing at 30 ° C for 1 hour, the culture was applied to LB agar medium containing kanamycin (final concentration 50 ⁇ g / ml), and cultured for 2 ⁇ to select transformants. Emergence After performing single-colony isolation on the transformed colonies, a plurality of colonies were picked, and the presence of the desired plasmid was confirmed by PCR.
  • One colony of Agrobacterium in which the introduction of the Ps UGE gene was confirmed was picked, and cultured in lml LB liquid medium containing kanamycin (final concentration 50 ⁇ / ⁇ 1) at 30 ° C for about 24 hours as a preculture. did.
  • This preculture solution 750 1 was added to 150 ml of LB medium, and further cultured at 30 ° C. for about 24 hours.
  • the cells are collected by centrifugation, resuspended in an infectious solution (1/2 X MS salt, 5% sucrose, 0.05% silwet), and the absorbance at 600 nm is measured. Adjusted to the extent. This solution was used for Arabidopsis infection.
  • Transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana was performed as follows using the reduced pressure infiltration method described in Isao Shimamoto and Kiyotaka Okada, Plant Cell Engineering Series, Experimental protocol for model plants, Shujunsha, pp. 109-113, 2001. Was.
  • the above-pinned plants were infiltrated under reduced pressure into the Agrobacterium-infected solution prepared in (1-2). One day later, the plants were removed from the infiltration solution, grown for 2 to 4 weeks, and T1 seeds were collected.
  • T2 generation seeds collected from the To generation were seeded on a 1/2 MS agar medium containing kanamycin (final concentration 50 ig / ml), and resistant strains were selected.
  • the resulting T1 generation transformants were planted in rock wool and cultivated at 24 ° C. for 14 hours to obtain T2 generation seeds.
  • These T2 generation seeds were sown on a selection medium, a line where drug resistance was separated at 3: 1 was selected, and a homology was obtained by testing the separation ratio of the T3 generation.
  • genomic Southern hybridization was performed to confirm the introduction of the Ps gene.
  • T3 generation seeds determined to be homozygous for genomic DNA are sown on MS medium for 2 weeks The aerial part was harvested and stored in liquid nitrogen.
  • Genomic DNA was extracted from this sample using the Dneasy Kit manufactured by Qiagen. Each DNA was digested with the restriction enzyme Hindlll and electrophoresed on a 0.6% agarose gel. The gel was transferred to a membrane according to a standard method. The probe was used to transfer the kanamycin resistance (NPT) gene region of PBI 121 to Alphos Direct.
  • NPT kanamycin resistance
  • RT-PCR was performed to confirm the expression of the Ps gene in the T3 generation.
  • Total RNA was extracted from the plate plants using a Qiagen Rneasy Mini Kit. Genomic DNA was digested and removed from the total RNA using Rnase free Dnase. This was used for cDNA synthesis type III, and oligo-dT was used as a primer to act as a reverse transcriptase to synthesize single-stranded cDNA.
  • This single-strand cDNA was cast and 5'-GTG GTC GAC AAC TTC CAC AA-3 '(SEQ ID NO: 16), 5, -TTG TTC TCG TAG ATG TA-3, (SEQ ID NO: 17) as primers PCR was performed as follows.
  • the PCR conditions were 98 ° C for 2 minutes, (95 ° C for 30 seconds, 55 ° C for 30 seconds, 72 ° C for 1 minute) ⁇ 30 cycles, 74 ° C for 5 minutes, and maintained at 4 ° C.
  • RT-PCR results are shown in Figure 18.
  • the detected fragment length was about 250 bp, which was the desired length.
  • Example 9 Confirmation of galactose resistance of Ps UGE-transformed Arabidopsis thalianaA seed was collected from wild-type, pBI121 transformant, and Ps UGE transformant Arabidopsis thaliana, sterilized according to a standard method, and subjected to 1/2 MS. Then, the cells were seeded on a 1% galactose agar medium, and their growth was observed. The results are shown in FIG. The wild-type and pBI121 transformants were significantly inhibited from growing on a galactose medium, whereas the Ps UGE transformants were not.
  • Example 10 Salt tolerance evaluation of Ps UGE transformed Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis seeds transformed with Ps UGE were sown on rock wool and grown for 3 weeks under conditions of a 14-hour photoperiod, 100 ⁇ , and 60% humidity. Cultures were fed PNS once a week. Three weeks later, 200 mM NaCl was added and exchanged every three to four days. The growth status was observed every 3 to 4 days.
  • FIG. 20 shows a photograph 7 days after the salt treatment. It can be seen that the rosette leaves of the non-transformants have completely died, while the flower stalks of the transformants have grown, leading to seeding.
  • Seeds of tomato (cultivar: 'mini-tomato( ⁇ ) Fukuhanaen seedling) are surface-sterilized using 70% ethanol (30 seconds) and 2% sodium hypochlorite (15 minutes), and then MS agar without plant hormones Place on medium and incubate for 16 hours at 25 ° C for 1 week. Cotyledons were cut off from the obtained sterile seedlings, placed on an MS agar medium (digestion medium, 9 cm petri dish) supplemented with 2 mg / l zeatin and 0.1 mg / indole acetic acid, and cultured under the same conditions for 2 days. Used as conversion material.
  • the Ps UGE gene was introduced into Agrobacterium tumefaciens (EHA101 strain) in the same manner as in Example 8, and the cells were cultured in YEP medium (10 g of bactripton, 10 g of yeast extratate, 1 g of dalcose / 1000 ml). Use the obtained Agrobacterium bacteria solution as the infectious solution.
  • the cotyledons cultured for 2 days are collected in a sterile petri dish and infected with an Agrobacterium bacterial solution.
  • Use a sterilized filter paper to remove excess agrobacterium solution from cotyledons and, in order to suppress the rapid growth of agrobacterium, draw a sterile filter paper on the Petri dish used earlier and put it on top. The infected cotyledons are put on the plate and co-cultured for 24 hours.
  • a gene capable of conferring salt stress resistance is provided. By introducing this gene into plants such as rice, it is possible to produce a salt-tolerant plant that can grow in a salt stress environment for a long period of time and set seeds.

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L'invention concerne un nouveau gène pouvant conférer à une plante une résistance au stress dû aux sels pendant une durée prolongée; et une plante transgénique résistante au stress dû aux sels incorporant ledit gène. L'invention concerne en particulier un gène qui code pour l'une quelconque des protéines décrites aux points a), b) et c) ci-dessous, et une plante transgénique résistante au stress dû aux sels incorporant ledit gène. Lesdites protéines sont: a) une protéine présentant une séquence d'acides aminés décrite dans la séquence ID No. 2 de la liste des séquences; b) une protéine présentant une séquence d'acides aminés décrite dans la séquence ID No. 2 de la liste des séquences, la séquence d'acides aminés au niveau d'un ou de quelques acides aminés présentant une délétion, une substitution ou une addition, laquelle protéine a pour activité de conférer à une plante une résistance au stress dû aux sels; et c) une protéine présentant une séquence d'acides aminés décrite dans la séquence ID No. 2 de la liste des séquences, la séquence d'acides aminés au niveau d'un ou de quelques acides aminés présentant une délétion, une substitution ou une addition, laquelle protéine présente une activité de l'UDP-glucose 4-épimérase.
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